What is the average Extraction Technician salary in the US?

The national median Extraction Technician salary is $52,000 per year. Entry-level positions start around $38,000, while senior professionals earn $88,000 or more.

Which city pays Extraction Technicians the most?

New York City offers the highest median Extraction Technician salary at $97K per year among the cities we track. However, high-cost cities like San Francisco and New York often have lower purchasing power once cost of living is factored in.

How fast are Extraction Technician salaries growing?

Extraction Technician salaries are growing at 18% annually, above the national average wage growth rate.

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Extraction Technician Salary
by City (2026)

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National median

$52K

Top 10% earn

$88K

Entry level

$38K

Salary growth

+18%/yr

Extraction Technician salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
New York City, NY	$71K	$97K	$127K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$70K	$96K	$126K	185	5%
Pearl City, HI	$70K	$96K	$126K	185	11%
Bellevue, WA	$67K	$91K	$119K	175	None ✓
Irvine, CA	$65K	$89K	$117K	172	9.3%
Yonkers, NY	$63K	$86K	$112K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$63K	$86K	$112K	165	5.75%
Kirkland, WA	$62K	$84K	$110K	162	None ✓
Stamford, CT	$60K	$82K	$107K	158	6.99%
Hilo, HI	$59K	$81K	$105K	155	11%
San Francisco, CA	$57K	$78K	$102K	224	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$57K	$78K	$102K	150	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$56K	$77K	$101K	148	9.3%
Rockville, MD	$56K	$77K	$101K	148	5.75%
San Jose, CA	$55K	$75K	$99K	210	9.3%
Alexandria, VA	$55K	$75K	$99K	145	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$55K	$75K	$99K	145	10.75%
Paterson, NJ	$53K	$73K	$95K	140	10.75%
Oakland, CA	$52K	$72K	$94K	185	9.3%
Chula Vista, CA	$52K	$72K	$94K	138	9.3%
Washington, DC	$52K	$72K	$94K	152	8.5%
Edison, NJ	$52K	$72K	$94K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$52K	$72K	$94K	138	None ✓
Jersey City, NJ	$51K	$70K	$92K	162	10.75%
Los Angeles, CA	$49K	$68K	$88K	163	9.3%
Seattle, WA	$49K	$68K	$88K	150	None ✓
Boston, MA	$49K	$68K	$88K	162	5%
Arlington, VA	$49K	$68K	$88K	148	5.75%
Newark, NJ	$49K	$67K	$87K	155	10.75%
San Diego, CA	$48K	$65K	$85K	148	9.3%
Long Beach, CA	$46K	$63K	$83K	155	9.3%
New Haven, CT	$46K	$63K	$83K	122	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$46K	$62K	$82K	120	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$45K	$61K	$80K	118	None ✓
Sacramento, CA	$45K	$61K	$80K	128	9.3%
Riverside, CA	$45K	$61K	$80K	118	9.3%
Naperville, IL	$45K	$61K	$80K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$45K	$61K	$80K	118	None ✓
Lowell, MA	$45K	$61K	$80K	118	5%
Portland, OR	$45K	$61K	$80K	130	9.9%
Gresham, OR	$45K	$61K	$80K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$45K	$61K	$80K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$45K	$61K	$80K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$45K	$61K	$80K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$45K	$61K	$80K	118	5.99%
Austin, TX	$44K	$60K	$78K	110	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$44K	$60K	$78K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$44K	$60K	$78K	115	None ✓
Chicago, IL	$44K	$60K	$78K	107	4.95%
Scottsdale, AZ	$44K	$60K	$78K	118	2.5%
Denver, CO	$44K	$60K	$78K	118	4.55%
Lakewood, CO	$44K	$60K	$78K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$44K	$60K	$78K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$44K	$60K	$78K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$44K	$60K	$78K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$44K	$60K	$78K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$44K	$60K	$78K	115	5.99%
Miami, FL	$43K	$58K	$76K	123	None ✓
Pembroke Pines, FL	$43K	$58K	$76K	112	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$43K	$58K	$76K	128	None ✓
Fort Collins, CO	$43K	$58K	$76K	112	4.55%
Worcester, MA	$43K	$58K	$76K	120	5%
Cary, NC	$43K	$58K	$76K	112	4.75%
Philadelphia, PA	$43K	$58K	$76K	110	3.07%
Baltimore, MD	$43K	$58K	$76K	115	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$43K	$58K	$76K	192	11%
Dallas, TX	$42K	$57K	$75K	96	None ✓
Plano, TX	$42K	$57K	$75K	105	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$42K	$57K	$75K	99	5.75%
Minneapolis, MN	$42K	$57K	$75K	106	6.8%
Eugene, OR	$42K	$57K	$75K	110	9.9%
Salt Lake City, UT	$42K	$57K	$75K	105	4.85%
Hartford, CT	$42K	$57K	$75K	118	6.99%
McKinney, TX	$41K	$56K	$73K	108	None ✓
Round Rock, TX	$41K	$56K	$73K	108	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$41K	$56K	$73K	118	None ✓
Gilbert, AZ	$41K	$56K	$73K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$41K	$56K	$73K	108	2.5%
Aurora, CO	$41K	$56K	$73K	112	4.55%
Thornton, CO	$41K	$56K	$73K	108	4.55%
Raleigh, NC	$41K	$56K	$73K	102	4.75%
Durham, NC	$41K	$56K	$73K	100	4.75%
St. Paul, MN	$41K	$56K	$73K	104	6.8%
Boise, ID	$41K	$56K	$73K	108	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$41K	$56K	$73K	108	6.6%
Anchorage, AK	$41K	$56K	$73K	128	None ✓
Irving, TX	$40K	$55K	$71K	97	None ✓
Stockton, CA	$40K	$55K	$71K	105	9.3%
Tampa, FL	$40K	$55K	$71K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$40K	$55K	$71K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$40K	$55K	$71K	105	2.5%
Springfield, MA	$40K	$55K	$71K	105	5%
Charlotte, NC	$40K	$55K	$71K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$40K	$55K	$71K	102	None ✓
Salem, OR	$40K	$55K	$71K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$40K	$55K	$71K	105	None ✓
Provo, UT	$40K	$55K	$71K	100	4.85%
Meridian, ID	$40K	$55K	$71K	105	5.8%
Houston, TX	$40K	$54K	$71K	91	None ✓
Fort Worth, TX	$39K	$53K	$69K	93	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$39K	$53K	$69K	102	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$39K	$53K	$69K	100	None ✓
Reno, NV	$39K	$53K	$69K	108	None ✓
Missoula, MT	$39K	$53K	$69K	102	6.75%
Arlington, TX	$38K	$52K	$68K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$38K	$52K	$68K	91	None ✓
Denton, TX	$38K	$52K	$68K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$38K	$52K	$68K	100	9.3%
St. Petersburg, FL	$38K	$52K	$68K	105	None ✓
Cape Coral, FL	$38K	$52K	$68K	100	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$38K	$52K	$68K	98	2.5%
Peoria, AZ	$38K	$52K	$68K	100	2.5%
Richmond, VA	$38K	$52K	$68K	98	5.75%
Columbus, OH	$38K	$52K	$68K	90	3.99%
Pittsburgh, PA	$38K	$52K	$68K	90	3.07%
Rochester, MN	$38K	$52K	$68K	100	6.8%
Las Vegas, NV	$38K	$52K	$68K	102	None ✓
West Jordan, UT	$38K	$52K	$68K	100	4.85%
Charleston, SC	$38K	$52K	$68K	105	6.5%
Overland Park, KS	$38K	$52K	$68K	100	5.7%
Dover, DE	$38K	$52K	$68K	100	6.6%
Albany, NY	$37K	$51K	$67K	98	6.85%
Port St. Lucie, FL	$37K	$51K	$67K	98	None ✓
Virginia Beach, VA	$37K	$51K	$67K	98	5.75%
Chesapeake, VA	$37K	$51K	$67K	98	5.75%
Cincinnati, OH	$37K	$51K	$67K	88	3.99%
Kansas City, MO	$37K	$51K	$67K	90	5.3%
Madison, WI	$37K	$51K	$67K	102	5.3%
North Las Vegas, NV	$37K	$51K	$67K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$37K	$51K	$67K	98	4.85%
Orem, UT	$37K	$51K	$67K	98	4.85%
Nampa, ID	$37K	$51K	$67K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$37K	$51K	$67K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$37K	$51K	$67K	98	7.15%
Colorado Springs, CO	$36K	$50K	$65K	102	4.55%
St. Louis, MO	$36K	$50K	$65K	86	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$36K	$50K	$65K	88	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$36K	$50K	$65K	90	5.3%
Huntsville, AL	$36K	$50K	$65K	88	5%
Fresno, CA	$36K	$49K	$65K	102	9.3%
Bakersfield, CA	$36K	$49K	$65K	95	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$36K	$49K	$65K	90	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$36K	$49K	$65K	93	None ✓
Aurora, IL	$36K	$49K	$65K	95	4.95%
Glendale, AZ	$36K	$49K	$65K	95	2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$36K	$49K	$65K	95	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$36K	$49K	$65K	95	5.75%
Detroit, MI	$36K	$49K	$65K	82	4.25%
Allentown, PA	$36K	$49K	$65K	95	3.07%
North Charleston, SC	$36K	$49K	$65K	95	6.5%
Des Moines, IA	$36K	$49K	$65K	88	4.82%
San Antonio, TX	$35K	$48K	$63K	87	None ✓
Midland, TX	$35K	$48K	$63K	92	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$35K	$48K	$63K	88	6.85%
Athens, GA	$35K	$48K	$63K	92	5.75%
Duluth, MN	$35K	$48K	$63K	92	6.8%
Louisville, KY	$35K	$48K	$63K	85	5%
Greenville, SC	$35K	$48K	$63K	92	6.5%
Omaha, NE	$35K	$48K	$63K	88	5.84%
Cheyenne, WY	$35K	$48K	$63K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$34K	$47K	$61K	90	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$34K	$47K	$61K	90	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$34K	$47K	$61K	90	4.95%
Spokane, WA	$34K	$47K	$61K	95	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$34K	$47K	$61K	82	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$34K	$47K	$61K	90	4.25%
Sterling Heights, MI	$34K	$47K	$61K	90	4.25%
Kenosha, WI	$34K	$47K	$61K	90	5.3%
New Orleans, LA	$34K	$47K	$61K	92	6%
Fargo, ND	$34K	$47K	$61K	90	2.5%
Corpus Christi, TX	$33K	$46K	$60K	84	None ✓
Pasadena, TX	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	None ✓
Syracuse, NY	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	6.85%
Gainesville, FL	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$33K	$46K	$60K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$33K	$46K	$60K	92	5.75%
Greensboro, NC	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	4.75%
Memphis, TN	$33K	$46K	$60K	82	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$33K	$46K	$60K	85	None ✓
Chattanooga, TN	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	None ✓
Green Bay, WI	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	5.3%
Lexington, KY	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	5%
Birmingham, AL	$33K	$46K	$60K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$33K	$46K	$60K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	6%
Albuquerque, NM	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	5.9%
Great Falls, MT	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	None ✓
Bismarck, ND	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$33K	$46K	$60K	88	None ✓
Tulsa, OK	$33K	$45K	$58K	80	4.75%
El Paso, TX	$32K	$44K	$58K	82	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	4.75%
Warren, MI	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	5.3%
Lafayette, LA	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	4.82%
Wichita, KS	$32K	$44K	$58K	82	5.7%
Kansas City, KS	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$32K	$44K	$58K	85	4.9%
Lubbock, TX	$31K	$43K	$56K	78	None ✓
Amarillo, TX	$31K	$43K	$56K	82	None ✓
Waco, TX	$31K	$43K	$56K	82	None ✓
Pueblo, CO	$31K	$43K	$56K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$31K	$43K	$56K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$31K	$43K	$56K	82	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$31K	$43K	$56K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$31K	$43K	$56K	82	None ✓
South Bend, IN	$31K	$43K	$56K	82	3.23%
Mobile, AL	$31K	$43K	$56K	82	5%
Broken Arrow, OK	$31K	$43K	$56K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$31K	$43K	$56K	82	4.82%
Little Rock, AR	$31K	$43K	$56K	82	4.9%
Killeen, TX	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	4.95%
Macon, GA	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	5.75%
Akron, OH	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	5%
Norman, OK	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	4.75%
Las Cruces, NM	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$30K	$42K	$54K	80	5%
Laredo, TX	$30K	$41K	$53K	76	None ✓
Abilene, TX	$30K	$41K	$53K	78	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$30K	$41K	$53K	78	3.99%
Evansville, IN	$30K	$41K	$53K	78	3.23%
Shreveport, LA	$30K	$41K	$53K	78	6%
Jackson, MS	$30K	$41K	$53K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$30K	$41K	$53K	78	6.5%
Brownsville, TX	$29K	$39K	$51K	75	None ✓
Fort Smith, AR	$29K	$39K	$51K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$29K	$39K	$51K	75	6.5%

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Extraction Technician Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Extraction Technician is $52,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $38,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $68,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Extraction Technicians nationally earn $88,000+.

Education and requirements

Associate's in Chemistry or vocational certificate; hydrocarbon/CO2 extraction experience. This role is 0% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Extraction Technician compensation is growing at 18% annually, well above the national average wage growth rate. Demand for qualified Extraction Technicians significantly outpaces supply in most major metros.

Extraction Technician Salaryby City (2026)